Boulder County (CO)

Introduction

Boulder County is located northwest of Denver, Colorado, on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide. The elevation ranges from 5,000 to 14,000 feet. The county is 741 square miles. Within Boulder County are ten cities or towns. The County population is about 305,000.

Listening to Boulder County

Analog (VHF/UHF)

Most of Boulder County operates on conventional analog VHF channels. Longmont is the only city within the County to operate on the statewide Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS).

City of Boulder

Police is dispatched on Blue:

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
156.13500	155.62500	WNME554	RM	179.9 PL	Bldr PD 1	Police 1 - Dispatch (OLD)	FMN	Law Dispatch
151.07750	156.08250	WQNF794	RM	162.2 PL	Bldr PD 2	Police 2 - Events (OLD)	FMN	Law Tac
155.49000		KNBW223	M	179.9 PL	Bldr PD Tac1	Police Tactical Channel-1 (OLD)	FMN	Law Tac
155.52000	156.10500	KAA620	RM	127.3 PL	Bldr PD Tac2	Police Tactical Channel-2 (OLD)	FMN	Law Tac
159.41250		WQLZ413	M	123.0 PL	Bldr PD Tac3	Police Tactical Channel-3 (OLD)	FMN	Law Tac
153.86000	159.20250	KAO400	RM	179.9 PL	Bldr DPW	Streets / Plows	FMN	Public Works
151.37750	155.43750	WQFW803	BM	107.2 PL	Bldr Fire 1	Fire 1 - Dispatch (OLD)	FMN	Fire Dispatch
156.15750		WQLF581	M	107.2 PL	Bldr FD Tac2	Fire Tactical Channel-2 (OLD)	FMN	Fire-Tac
158.75250		WQOY600	M	107.2 PL	Bldr FD Tac1	Fire Tactical Channel-1 (OLD)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.78250	159.15750	WQNF794	RM	162.2 PL	Bldr Fire2/3	Fire 2 - Operations (OLD)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.08500	159.33000	WPWC863	RM	167.9 PL	Bldr PD Rrds	Police - Records (OLD)	FMN	Law Talk
152.00750		WQJT375	B		Bldr Pagers	Pagers	Telm	Data
154.98000	151.17500	WQPF348	RM	179.9 PL	Bldr PD Rngr	Open Space and Mountain Park Rangers	FMN	Law Dispatch
151.09250		WQLF581	B	151.4 PL	Bldr PD Swat	Police SWAT "Tan" Channel (OLD)	FMN	Law Tac
464.50000			M		Scott Cpnr Pool	Scott Carpenter Park Swimming Pool	DMR	Public Works

Fire and Medical is dispatched on the Dispatch Channel. Often fire units within the City will use Red 2 (154.205 MHz, 179.9 PL) as their tactical channel (See county fire frequencies). '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000001-QINU`"'

University of Colorado (CU)

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000002-QINU`"'

All Other Towns and Cities

Erie, Jamestown, Louisville, Lafayette, Lyons, Nederland, Superior, Ward, and including the unincorporated areas of Allenspark, Eldorado Springs, Gunbarrel, and Niwot.

• Police Depts & Sheriff dispatched on Green.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
158.85000	155.86500	KJK681	RM	162.2 PL	BCSO North	Dispatch - North	FMN	Law Dispatch
155.14500	155.86500	KJK681	RM	179.9 PL	BCSO Central	Dispatch - Central	FMN	Law Dispatch
159.27000	155.86500	KJK681	RM	136.5 PL	BCSO South	Dispatch - South	FMN	Law Dispatch
155.05500		KJK681	BM	151.4 PL	BCSO SWAT	SWAT	FMN	Law Tac
155.65500	154.95000	WXR229	RM	179.9 PL	BCSO Law 3	Law 3	FMN	Law Tac
155.92500	154.31000	WPYR312	RM	123.0 PL	BCSO Law 2	Law 2	FMN	Law Tac
155.80500		WPYR312	BM	146.2 PL	BCSO LTAC 1	Tac 1	FMN	Law Tac
155.41500		KJK681	BM	173.8 PL	BCSO Records	Records	FMN	Law Talk
154.84500	156.03500	WQCM836	RM	114.8 PL	BCSO Jail Rptr	Jail - VHF	FMN	Corrections
465.31250		KB48029	M	103.5 PL	BCSO Jail-U	Jail - UHF	FMN	Corrections
154.80000		WQCM836	BM	151.4 PL	BCSO Jail Work	Jail - Work Crew	FMN	Corrections
155.85000		WPXC395	BM	114.8 PL	BCSO Juv Det	Juvenile Detention	FMN	Corrections
158.80500		WPXC395	RM	151.4 PL	BCSO Blue NW	Law Enforcement Mutual Aid - Linked to DTRS 2296	FMN	Law Tac
158.77500		WPYR312	BM		Bouldr Co Paging	County and City Pagers	Telm	Data
155.35500		WQVN597	BM	118.8 PL	BCSO Jail Bking	Jail - Booking	FMN	Corrections
155.64000		WQZY310	M	146.2 PL	BCSO LTAC 2	Tac 2	FMN	Law Tac

• Fire & Medical dispatched on Red 1.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.32500		WNKU409	BM	179.9 PL	BC Fire Dir	County Fire - Dispatch Direct	FMN	Fire Dispatch
155.53500	154.32500	WNKU409	RM	141.3 PL	BC Fire N	County Fire - Dispatch North	FMN	Fire Dispatch
154.22000	154.32500	WNKU409	RM	141.3 PL	BC Fire C	County Fire - Dispatch Central	FMN	Fire Dispatch
151.35500	154.32500	WNGA818	RM	179.9 PL	BC Fire S	County Fire - Dispatch South	FMN	Fire Dispatch
154.20500		KNIE599	M	179.9 PL	BC FTAC 2	County Fire - Tactical 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.41500		KNIE599	M	179.9 PL	BC FTAC 3	County Fire - Tactical 3	FMN	Fire-Tac
153.83000		KB95650	M	179.9 PL	BC FTAC 4	County Fire - Tactical 4	FMN	Fire-Tac
153.95000		WPTQ628	M	167.9 PL	BC FTAC 5	County Fire - Tactical 5	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.37000	153.77000	WPTQ628	RM	131.8 PL	BC Fire 2	County Fire - Ch 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.11500		WQCS498	BM	179.9 PL	Lafayette FD	Lafayette Fire Department (2600)	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.16000		WPFQ855	BM	179.9 PL	RckyMtn FD 1	Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District 1	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.74500		WPED458	BM	179.9 PL	RckyMtn FD 2	Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
153.89000		KDQ277	BM	179.9 PL	BldrRuralFPD	Boulder Rural Fire Protection District (2300)	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.35500		KWH536	BM	179.9 PL	Mtn View FD1	Mountain View Fire Protection District 1 (2200)	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.20500	150.80500	WQCF347	RM	179.9 PL	Mtn View FD2	Mountain View Fire Protection District 2 (2200)	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.25000		WPLQ618	BM	179.9 PL	Sugarloaf FPD	Sugarloaf Fire Protection District (5500)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.38500		WPVJ279	BM	131.8 PL	Lousivile FD	Louisville Fire Protection District (2700)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.85000		WPXC395	M	203.5 PL	BC FTAC 7	County Fire - Tactical 7	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.25000		WPXC395	RM	110.9 PL	BC Red NW	Fire/EMS Mutual Aid - Linked to DTRS 2295	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.49750		WQML905	BM	156.7 PL	Nederlnd FPD	Nederland Fire Protection District (5600) - Tactical	FMN	Fire-Tac
158.96250		WQIL995	BM	179.9 PL	HygieneFDTac	Hygiene Fire Protection District (2800) - Tactical	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.43750	156.00750	WQQK993	RM	141.3 PL	FourMile FPD	Four Mile Fire Protection District (4600)	FMN	Fire-Tac
160.02000	150.90500	WQCN488	RM	97.4 PL	BldrMtn FPD2	Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District 2 (4300)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.40750		WQVN597	M	186.2 PL	BC FTAC 6	County Fire - Tactical 6	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.25750	158.97750	WQVL642	RM	97.4 PL	BldrMtn FPD1	Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District 1 (4300)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.59500		WQSL623	BM	141.3 PL	Lefthand High	Lefthand Fire Protection District (4100) - High	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.02500		WQSL623	BM	141.3 PL	Lefthand Low	Lefthand Fire Protection District (4100) - Low	FMN	Fire-Tac
153.79250		WQKA904	BM	179.9 PL	Sunshine FPD T	Sunshine Fire Protection District (4500) - Tactical	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.27250	159.44250	WQOK519	RM	179.9 PL	Sunshine FPD	Sunshine Fire Protection District (4500)	FMN	Fire-Tac
154.10750		WQVN597	M	192.8 PL	BC FTAC 8	County Fire - Tactical 8	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.03000		WQOX740	M	103.5 PL	BC FTAC 9	County Fire - Tactical 9	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.67750	159.05250	WRDH448	RM	210.7 PL	BldrMtn FPD TAC	Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District TAC (4300)	FMN	Fire-Tac
150.79750		WPPC571	M	162.2 PL	BC FTAC 10	County Fire - Tactical 10	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.45750	154.25000	WPLQ618	RM	141.3 PL	Sugarloaf FPD	Sugarloaf Fire Protection District (5500)	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.10000		WNBE491	BM	179.9 PL	Lyons FPD TAC	Lyons Fire Protection District (4000) - Tactical	FMN	Fire-Tac
158.96250		WQSL623	RM	141.3 PL	Lefthand Rptr	Lefthand Fire Protection District (4100) - Repeater	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.39000		WQYJ333	BM	167.9 PL	Allenspark TAC	Allenspark Fire Protection District (5200) - Tactical	FMN	Fire-Tac

Both Green and Red 1 are served by three primary repeater sites: North (Mead), Central (Gunbarrel Hill), and South (Mount Thorodin).

• Search and Rescue:

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.16000		WQAL926	BM		MRA 1/RMR	Rocky Mountain Rescue Group	FMN	Emergency Ops
155.23500		WQAL926	BM		MRA 2/RMR	Rocky Mountain Rescue Group	FMN	Emergency Ops
151.68500		WPDI864	BM	179.9 PL	Lngmnt EU	Longmont Emergency Unit	FMN	EMS Dispatch
155.17500		WPGW439	BM	179.9 PL	Fnt Rng RD	Front Range Rescue Dogs	FMN	Emergency Ops
155.20500		WQAI827	BM	179.9 PL	BDR EMG SQAD	Boulder Emergency Squad	FMN	Emergency Ops
159.23250	155.23500	WQBX487	RM	225.7 PL	RMR Repeater	Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (RMR)	FMN	Emergency Ops

Statewide DTRS

The Colorado DTRS is not widely utilized in by local agencies in Boulder County. Its primary users are state agencies such as Colorado State Patrol (CSP), Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Longmont is the only city in Boulder County to use DTRS.

State Agencies

For CSP, the 1-David Troop covers Boulder County on TG 2389. However, any State Patrol Talkgroup(s) for Troops within the CSP "Denver Dispatch" coverage area may be patched together any time. Refer to the CSP section in the DTRS database.

CDOT patrol 1L (1 Lincoln) covers the state highways in the county, TGID 2499.

City of Longmont

• Police are dispatched Longmont PD Ch. 1 (TGID 9515)
• Fire is dispatched on Longmont Fire Ch. 1 (TGID 9522)

As of January, 2011, both dispatches are simulcast on their VHF channels.

Police radio codes

Longmont Police uses the following radio codes:

Code	Meaning
0	Use Caution
1	Arrival
2	In Contact with Car or Person
3	Stop transmitting on channel (limit traffic to one incident)
4	Unit is OK / No further help needed
5	Suspect arrested / In Custody
6	Mentally disturbed / Intoxicated Person (referred to as "DK")
7	Unit Out of Service / Meal Break
8	Unit Back in Service / Available
9	Wanted person/stolen property
9 M	Misdemeanor warrant
9 F	Felony warrant
9 G	Gang affiliation
9 I	Sensitive or Officer Information
10	Emergency request for cover unit
11	Routine request for cover unit
Black	Fatality / Deceased Party

County Fire Units

Some of the county fire departments dispatched on VHF Red 1 have tactical talk groups on the DTRS system. These are Coal Creek Fire (1501), Rocky Mountain Fire (9111), and Mountain View Fire (9113).

DTRS sites within the County limits

• Betassso (3-032)
• Gunbarrel (3-054)
• Longmont (3-056)
• Mead (1-012)

DTRS sites outside of County that provide additional coverage

• Bald North (3-061)(Larimer County)
• Dakota (1-024)(Gilpin County)
• Prospect Mtn (3-052)(Larimer County)
• Thorodin (1-005)(Gilpin County)

The majority of the eastern portion of the county is covered by Mead, Gunbarrel and Thorodin. The majority of the western mountainous portion is covered by Thorodin, and Dakota. Betasso only covers a small area in Boulder Canyon.

Please see the Boulder County DTRS Database for control channel frequencies and talk group IDs.

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Police/Sheriff

Unit Numbers

• 100-299 (On Blue channel these are Boulder City officers, on Longmont's PD channel these are Longmont Officers, and LPD units will often use Paul XXX when on the radio)

Levels/Radio Numbers

• 101 Chief
• 102-119 Commanders
• 120-150 Sergeants
• 151-199 Detectives/Community Services
• 200-299 Patrol Officers OTHER COUNTY UNITS
• 300-320 Boulder Police Traffic Investigators
• 321-339 Boulder Police Parking Control
• 340-349 Humane Society Officers
• 350-359 Boulder Police Environmental Control
• 360-399 Boulder Police
• 400-479 Louisville Police Department
• 480-489 Ward Marshal's Office
• 490-499 Nederland (obsolete)
• 500-699 Boulder County Sheriffs
• 700-749 Boulder County Sheriff's Reserves
• 750-790 Boulder County Sheriff's Jail Reserves
• 791-799 Boulder County Animal Control
• 800-899 University of Colorado Police Department
• 900-999 Boulder County Sheriff's Volunteers
• 1120-1125 Boulder County Coroner's Office
• 13XX Boulder County Jail Deputies
• 1400 Boulder County Jail Control
• 1720-1799 Boulder County Parks and Open Space
• 18XX Dispatchers/Mobile Command Centers
• 6CHARLIE XX CSP UNITS (will come on green to assist county units)
• Edward XX Erie Police
• Lincoln XX Lafayette Police
• Paul XXX Longmont Police
• Nora XX Nederland (Nora 1: Chief, Nora 2: Sergeant, 4-11: officers)
• Forest Service XX

Police radio codes

Boulder City Police and Boulder County Sheriff's department uses plain English (no 10 codes) for radio communication. A limited number of codes are used.

Code	Meaning
1	Disabled Vehicle
2	Traffic stop, usually followed by license plate and location
3	Emergency operation
4	No further help needed
5	Suspect arrested / In Custody
6	Mentally disturbed / Intoxicated Person (referred to as "DK")
7	Unit Out of Service / Meal Break
8	Unit Back in Service / Available
9	Arrest Warrant (9M = Misdemeanor, 9F = Felony)
Black	Fatality / Deceased Party

Boulder County Fire

Boulder County Fire Unit Designators

• 1900 Rocky Mountain Rescue
• 2100 City of Longmont Fire
• 2200 Mountain View Fire Protection District
• 2300 Boulder Rural Fire Protection District
• 2400 Rocky Mountain Fire
• 2500 City of Boulder Fire Department
• 2600 Lafayette Fire Department
• 2700 Louisville Fire Department
• 2800 Hygiene Fire Protection District
• 2900 Front Range Rescue Dogs
• 3000 Longmont Emergency Unit
• 3100 Boulder Emergency Squad
• 3200 Boulder County Haz-Mat Team
• 3900 Boulder Open Space / Mountain Parks (City)
• 4000 Lyons Fire Department
• 4100 Lefthand Fire Protection District
• 4200 Jamestown Fire Department
• 4300 Boulder Mountain Protection District
• 4500 Sunshine Protection District
• 4600 Four Mile Protection District
• 5000 Big Elk Meadows Protection District
• 5100 Pinewood Springs Protection District
• 5200 Allenspark Fire Department
• 5300 Indian Peaks Protection District
• 5400 Gold Hill Protection District
• 5500 Sugarloaf Protection District
• 5600 Nederland Fire Department
• 5700 Timberline Fire Protection District
• 5900 United States/Colorado State Forest Service

Fire and Rescue Assignments

• XX01 - XX15 Engines
• XX16 - XX19 Ladders
• XX20 - XX29 Rescues/Squads/Meds/Dives
• XX30 - XX39 Brush/Scats
• XX40 - XX49 Tenders
• XX50 - XX59 Utilities/Urban Interface/Misc.
• XX60 - XX79 Command/Admin
• XX80 - XX99 Admin/Others

Map of Fire and Ambulance Districts

Boulder County District Map

Boulder Rural Fire District Map

EMS Frequencies:

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	CSQ	BDR CO EMS	EMS	FMN	EMS-Tac
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	103.5 PL	BCH-Broadway	Boulder Community Hospital (Broadway)	FMN	Hospital
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	131.8 PL	Longmnt UNI	Longmont United	FMN	Hospital
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	118.8 PL	BOU Mem/Avis	Boulder Memorial (Avista)	FMN	Hospital
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	110.9 PL	Wardenbrg HL	Wardenburg Health	FMN	Hospital
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	CSQ	COMM Med CTR	Community Medical Center	FMN	Hospital
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	141.3 PL	Exempla-GS	Exempla (Good Samaritan)	FMN	Hospital
155.28000		WNYW875	BM	136.5 PL	BCH-Foothls	Boulder Community Hospital (Foothills)	FMN	Hospital
155.94000	150.77500	WPQI299	RM		Lafayete EMS	Lafayette EMS	FMN	EMS Dispatch

Fire Tone Out (FTO)

Units Dispatched on RED 1

Boulder County Fire Dispatch RED 1 uses mostly paging tones that correspond to the Plectron standard, although the timing differs. Some tones are Motorola Quick Call II. Some tones are neither. In any case, these tones will work with scanners that support fire tone out. See Fire_Tone_Out for more information.

Do not use a RED 1 repeater channel for monitoring tones higher than 1820 Hz, as the repeater won't rebroadcast it. In that case, you will have to monitor 154.325 MHz directly.

Department	First Tone	Second Tone
Allenspark Fire	950	1232
Big Elk Meadows Fire	1130	1232
Boulder Emergency Services	871	533
Boulder Emergency Squad (Group 1)	1036	1232
Boulder Emergency Squad (Group 2)	1036	1985
Boulder Mountain Fire	1232	765
Boulder Mountain Fire	871	1344
Boulder Rural Fire	950	1985
Coal Creek Fire	1500	1985
Front Range Rescue Dogs	1130	(1 tone, 8 seconds)
Fourmile Fire	871	1820
Gold Hill Fire	871	1743
Hygene Fire	1036	871
Indian Peaks	871	1232
Lafayette Fire	950	1344
Lefthand Fire	871	1901
Longmont Emergency Unit	1036	1820
Louisville Fire	1669	950
Louisville Fire	1669	1082
Lyons Fire	950	1743
Mountain View Fire Station 1	1500	871
Mountain View Fire Station 3	1985	871
Mountain View Fire Station 4	1669	871
Mountain View Fire Station 5	672	871
Mountain View Fire Station 6	1130	871
Mountain View Fire Station 7	1344	871
Mountain View Fire	1598	871
Nederland Fire	1130	950
Pinewood Springs Fire	950	1820
Pridemark	1403	1000
Rocky Mountain Fire	1500	1901
Rocky Mountain Fire	871	1130
Rocky Mountain Rescue	669.9	1034.7
Sugarloaf Fire	871	1036
Sunshine Fire	950	1901
Timberline Fire	1034.7	1006.9
U.S. Forest Service Fire	765	1304

Longmont Fire

Uses Motorola Quick Call 2

Station	First Tone	Second Tone
Station 2	1063.2	296.5
Station 3	1063.2	304.7
Station 4	1063.2	313.0
Station 5	1063.2	953.7
Station 6	1063.2	288.5
Longmont Emergency Unit	1036	1820

Railways

There are two railways still in use in Boulder County.

BNSF has a line running from Denver, CO to Cheyenne, WY, which passes through Broomfield, Boulder, and Longmont in eastern Boulder County. The primary frequency to hear these trains is 161.160 MHz (AAR channel 70). In the City of Boulder, the Valmont Switcher can often be heard exchanging coal cars at the Xcel Energy's Valmont Power plant.

Union Pacific (UP) has a line running from Denver, CO to Bond, CO, which passes through and along the southern county line, generally following the South Boulder Creek drainage. It is known as the Moffat Subdivision and carries coal, freight and passengers. The route between Rocky Flats and the Moffat Tunnel can be heard on 160.455 Mhz (AAR Channel 23).

Online Audio

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